5 Chargers team records that could fall in 2018

5 Chargers team records that could fall in 2018

The Chargers are stacked with playmakers heading into 2018 in a fashion that the team has rarely seen. From offense to defense the team boasts elite players capable of impacting and even taking over contests. Throughout franchise history, the Chargers have had multiple star players set incredible records.

The current roster might be the most talented bunch of players to don a bolt across their helmets. These are five team records current players could possibly break in the upcoming 2018 season.

No. 5. (1981) QB Dan Fouts single-season passing record

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There are two amazing facts about former Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts’ single-season record of 4,802 passing yards. The first is that he has accomplished this feat in 1981 when the NFL had minimal pass interference rules and general passing schemes were just budding into fruition.

The ground game was still a dominant aspect of offensive success. The other amazing fact is that Fouts still holds this record. It is very surprising franchise QB Philip Rivers has not eclipsed Fouts’ benchmark in a league that is much more pass-happy as a whole today. In Rivers’ 14-year career the closest he ever got to the record was in 2015 when he threw for 4,792 yards.

There’s no time like the present for Rivers to gain a total monopoly of all of L.A.’s passing records. Wide receiver Keenan Allen is coming off a healthy and productive season where he put his stamp on being one of the game’s best at his position. Second-year WR Mike Williams is returning to the starting lineup with Travis Benjamin and Tyrell Williams set to be even more comfortable in their return to offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt’s scheme.

Moreover, Rivers should also enjoy some of the best protection that he has had during his tenure with the team with the signing of center Mike Pouncey as well as the return to health of offensive guard Forrest Lamp. And it’s the combination of those facts that could see Fouts’ record finally fall in 2018.

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